Jeremy Corbyn has won Islington North with 24,120 votes beating his Labour opponent Praful Nargund who gained 16,873 votes.
The former Labour leader dedicated his victory as an independent candidate to his constituents who he has served since 1983
The former Labour leader dedicated his victory as an independent candidate to his constituents who he has served since 1983
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00:00Trying to bring hope to people who are in housing stress, who are homeless, who are going through mental health difficulties, who are worried about their future.
00:13And the political system has to produce answers to those concerns and those worries.
00:19Demonising refugees, demonising people from other countries won't solve those problems.
00:25The only way we solve the problems of our community is by uniting our communities.
00:30And our country is such a strong community.
00:36And so this result is to me a resounding message from the people of Islington North that they want something different, they want something better.
00:49And in the new government that's coming in, they're looking for an end to things like the two-child benefit policy.
00:56They're looking for regulation in the private sector.
01:01And if I may say so, they're also looking for a government that on the world stage will search for peace, not war.
01:08And not allow the targets of this new government to be abandoned by the government of the present time.
01:15So this is a grassroots campaign, a grassroots campaign that isn't going to disappear, isn't going to go away.
01:22It's brought together people from all walks of life, from all ethnic communities, from all languages and all ages in a determination to seek, get something better in our society.
01:34My job in parliament will be, as it's always been, to deal with the individual problems that many of our people face.
01:42But to speak up, to speak up where necessary in criticism in order to bring about the social changes that this country needs and that my constituency needs.
01:52And I'm humbled and proud and very grateful to the people of Islington North who I've represented for so long and have taught me so much.
02:01I owe my life and my learning and my abilities entirely to the people of Islington North.
02:07This victory is a dedication to them.